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contexts > population characteristics > health > women's health > diabetes and pregnancy

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diabetes and pregnancy  

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  • There are two types of diabetes mellitus (DM) in pregnancy. First, women with types 1 and 2 DM before pregnancy (pregestational diabetes [PGDM]) are at increased risk for adverse obstetric outcomes such as miscarriage and congenital malformations. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Diabetes and Pregnancy]

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